
Mrs Heineman’s class at JCMS is making caramel corn for the 5th grade behavior reward! Mr. Leslie taste tested and said “These kids should go into business - delicious!”




These West Elementary students are SUPER excited about the elementary wrestling program!!!


Reminder. Jostens will be collecting graduation order forms tomorrow morning during first period in the JCHS cafeteria.

Data Driven instruction at East Elementary.
The teachers at East are using data to provide the appropriate instruction for all students. The teachers have all set goals and can't wait to record student achievement.

Grafton First Graders Celebrate Reading Achievement ~ First graders in Mrs. Lumma's class celebrated their reading achievement as measured with Istation with an "I"ce Cream party. All students scored in the highest tier for overall reading skills.


Grafton Elementary second grade doctors performed contraction surgery. It was a great lesson in language arts and career exploration. See more pictures on FB at @graftonelem


JCMS Volleyball try-outs will start on December 2nd from 3:30 to 5:00 pm in the JCMS small gym. All athletes must have a current physical on file in order to try-out.

Beth Johnson, a local community member, came to Advanced Design at JCHS to tell about her and show her passion for quilting. She returned to teach these students about Locker Hooking. She volunteered her time and materials to teach these girls and we can’t thank her enough!



Standing strong with the community of Vandalia amidst tragedy.


Congrats to all who were selected and performed today at the ILMEA District IV Jazz Festival! Kirsten Hetzel, Lillie Purcell, William Beauchamp, Charlie Simcox & Tyler Welsh. Also, Band III was directed by our own Matt Bittles!


What a fantastic opening night for the JCHS Variety Show! Incredible talent. Awesome performances. Missed it? Come tonight … Friday, Nov 15 @ 7:00 pm.





Congratulations to Tucker Shalley who signed with the University of Illinois to play baseball upon graduation! He is pictured with his family, coach, teammates and friends.




Congratulations to Lauren Brown who will be playing softball for Kaskaskia College in Centralia! She signed today with support from her family, coaches, teammates and friends.




The JCHS Cross Country Team celebrated many successes at Wednesday night's banquet.



Miss Herkert's students created visual chromatography models of 3 dyes separating.They used their knowledge of molecules & what took place during the demonstration to visually show what happened to each of the 4 substance’s molecules as they traveled up the chromatography paper.





Today West Elementary students learned all about what it means to be a Veteran! Students submitted questions and former Army Staff Sergeant Kyle Graham (and West parent) visited us and answered their questions! I think they learned a lot today! Thanks so much Mr. Graham!


The 7th annual Wounded Warrior Run was held today at JCMS, the students raised $4000 for the Jerseyville & Grafton American Legions. Our top 3 contributors were: 5-Kinley Mireles, 6-Alyson Muscarella, 7-Ava Burney. A special thanks to Mike Heitzig and Bruce Olmstead from the local legions for coming to accept the donations. Great work JCMS students!!





A Shout-Out to our student presenters for the Veteran's Day Assembly last Thursday at JCHS!.
Hannah Hallstead, Anna Fink, Madalyn Eardley, Grant Morgan, Lily Wilson, and Emma Crane.


JCMS Pawsitive Panthers! Role models who put others before self!



East Elementary Cooks and Custodians
Thank you East Elementary tech club for taking these pictures. We are so thankful for our custodians and cooks.
